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5 On It Foundation ran their final Smash It tennis coaching session yesterday having seen over 80 budding tennis stars come through the programme. We succeeded in giving young people a chance to pick up a racket and have a go at playing tennis which resulted in participants wanting to continue their new found love for such a fantastic sport. We are extremely grateful to John Baldwin, our patron, for making a generous donation that made our Smash It dream come true which gave children and teenagers an opportunity to get on court. We also thank https://www.mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk and the People's Postcode Lottery/Magic Little Grants for funding this exciting project and have been instrumental in making it happen. A big shout out too to brilliant coaches Nick and Tom at https://www.facebook.com/PremEdMK/,…

Unfortunately owing to the bad weather expected at the weekend we have had to postpone Saturday's Smash It tennis coaching session. We are back on Saturday 15th 10 - 12 noon, our last one so there will be certificates and prizes to be one! Supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, this exciting initiative will give participants an opportunity to develop key skills including how to rally, serve and smash in a low-stress, high fun environment. For more information go to http://5onit.co.uk/smash-it-tennis/

Over 40 budding young tennis stars turned up in the glorious sunshine to the Smash It Tennis Coaching programme this weekend at Stantonbury International School. Run by 5 On It Foundation, based in Milton Keynes, this free junior tennis coaching initiative is supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation and 5 On It’s patron John Baldwin. It is fantasticopportunity for boys and girls aged 8 - 16 to have a chance to pick up a racket and have a go at being the next Andy Murray or Serena Williams. Coaches from Premier Education put excited participants through their paces, teaching them key skills including how to rally, serve and smash in a low-stress, high fun environment. No experience is necessary, all equipment is provided and there are prizes to be…

Owing to increased demand we have secured another tennis court and are able to offer more places to our Smash It tennis coaching programme which starts on  Saturday 17th April 10am. Supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, this exciting initiative will give participants an opportunity to develop key skills including how to rally, serve and smash in a low-stress, high fun environment. For more details please click here. Limited places available!

Unfortunately, owing to COVID restrictions, Stantonbury Leisure Centre is not able to open until next week. Therefore our Smash It tennis coaching programme will now start on Saturday 17th April. Supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, this exciting initiative will give participants an opportunity to develop key skills including how to rally, serve and smash in a low-stress, high fun environment. For more details go to http://5onit.co.uk/smash-it-tennis/ We are currently full but maybe able to offer a few new places next week - check back next week for an update!

5 On It Foundation are delighted to announce over 40 boys and girls have signed up for our Smash It tennis coaching programme! Supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, our fully qualified/DBS checked coaches will give participants an opportunity to develop key skills including how to rally, serve and smash in a low-stress, high fun environment. The 4 week programme takes place at Stantonbury International School, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes MK14 6BN. Dates are: Saturday 10th April 10 – 11am: girls and boys aged 8 – 12 years 11 – 12 noon: girls and boys aged 12 – 16 years Saturday 17th April 10 – 11am: girls and boys aged 8 – 12 years 11 – 12 noon: girls and boys aged 12 – 16 years Saturday 24th April 10…

5 On It Foundation are delighted to announce they are running a free tennis coaching programme to give juniors a chance to be introduced to this fantastic racket sport. Supported by the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, our fully qualified/DBS checked coaches will give participants an opportunity to develop key skills including how to rally, serve and smash in a low-stress, high fun environment. The 4 week programme takes place at Stantonbury International School, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes MK14 6BN. Dates are: Saturday 10th April 10 – 11am: girls and boys aged 8 – 12 years 11 – 12 noon: girls and boys aged 12 – 16 years Saturday 17th April 10 – 11am: girls and boys aged 8 – 12 years 11 – 12 noon: girls and boys aged 12 –…

5 On It Foundation are thrilled to be partnering with Premier Education, the UK's number 1 provider of sport and physical activity to primary schools. Premier Education will be supporting a range of sport initiatives run by the 5 On It Foundation through providing DBS checked and highly experienced coaches to help run our coaching programmes.

Magic Little Grants has awarded 5 On It Foundation, through our Local Giving page, with a £500 donation to help pay for coaches and buy equipment to run our Smash It Tennis programme. This exciting initiative will make it easy for children to try tennis by taking the sport into the heart of the community through the Festival and fun, informal weekly tennis lessons with no dress code. We will advertise the free lessons and Festival in places that are familiar to the community such as churches, mosques, schools and community halls. We will also provide all the equipment needed, such as rackets and balls .  Details to be announced soon!

5 On It Foundation have been fortunate enough to receive a Small Grant from MK Community Foundation to help us run a pilot tennis coaching programme prior to holding our Smash It Tennis Festival next Spring. The initiative aims to provide opportunities for children of all ethnicities to get into tennis who might not have had the resources to pick up a racket.  Our focus will be on those from disadvantaged areas of Milton Keynes who might be from families with unemployment, poor health prospects, physical inactivity and low self-esteem. The Smash It programme brings tennis into the heart of these communities through three phases: - a four week pilot coaching programme, for which we have already raised funding through the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, and will be run within…